The Boundary Commission has contacted City of York Council to say it will be starting a full review of City of York's boundaries, which will come in for the 2027 Local Election.
Currently there are 47 councillors across York, spread across a mix of one, two and three member wards. The number of councillors, the number per ward and the boundaries will all be up for review. Across the country the big council change has been district and county council merging into unitary authorities (e.g. as recently happened in North Yorkshire), but York has been a unitary since the 1990s. Generally where councillor numbers have been reviewed there have been slight reductions in numbers.
Commenting on the announcement, Leader of the Council Conservative Group Cllr Steward said:
The people of York already know that politics in our city costs too much and is bloated. Too many councillors awarding themselves regular pay rises (which the Conservatives refused) while not representing the concerns of residents.
The Conservatives will be pushing to lower the number of councillors in York with each ward (or as many as practical) being single member so inactive councillors can no longer hide behind their colleagues.
